This book brings together contributions from researchers, GIS professionals and game designers to provide a first overview of this highly interdisciplinary field. Its scope ranges from fundamentals about games and play, geographic information technol...Daugiau...

This is the comprehensive reference and technical guide to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2016. A team of expert authors offers step-by-step, end-to-end coverage of related topics in every feature area, organized...Daugiau...

Retrospectives are a key pillar of successful agile adoption and transformation, and an indispensable tool for changing culture. Theyre not only valuable in an agile context: they can be used whenever continuous improvement processes are neede...Daugiau...

This book presents authoritative recent research on Biomedical Informatics, bringing together contributions from some of the most respected researchers in this field.Biomedical Informatics represents a growing area of interest and innovation in...Daugiau...

This essential metaheuristics tutorial provides descriptions and practical applications in the area of business analytics. It addresses key problems in predictive and prescriptive analysis, while also illustrating how problems that arise in bus...Daugiau...

The research book is a continuation of the authors previous works, which are focused on recent advances in computer vision methodologies and technical solutions using conventional and intelligent paradigms.The book gathers selected co...Daugiau...

This book presents reports and methods that demonstrate the ease with which cognitive applications can be built using IBM Watson application program interfaces (APIs). It includes application reports from two IBM Watson API-based competitions  Ha...Daugiau...

This textbook covers digital design, fundamentals of computer architecture, and assembly language. Intended for an undergraduate course, the book starts by covering basic number systems and coding, basic knowledge in digital design, and components...Daugiau...

This book examines the semiotic effects of protocols and algorithms at work in popular social media systems, bridging philosophical conversations in human-computer interaction (HCI) and information systems (IS) design with contemporary work in...Daugiau...

This text is intended for a 1-semester CS1 course sequence. The Brief Version contains the first 18 chapters of the Comprehensive Version. The first 13 chapters are appropriate for preparing the AP Computer Science exam. For courses in Java Pro...Daugiau...

Today, organizations want to scale Scrum to ever larger and more complex projects, driving the benefits of agility throughout the enterprise. But most conventional solutions to scaling agility have added complexity and deviated from the principles th...Daugiau...

This book describes smart cities and the information technologies that will provide better living conditions in the cities of tomorrow. It brings together invited papers from 27 countries around the globe, from academia, industry and government...Daugiau...

This text is intended for a 1-semester CS1 course sequence. The Brief Version contains the first 18 chapters of the Comprehensive Version. The first 13 chapters are appropriate for preparing the AP Computer Science exam. For courses in Java Pro...Daugiau...

Situational Design lays out a new methodology for designing and critiquing videogames. While most game design books focus on games as formal systems, Situational Design concentrates squarely on player experience. It looks at how playfulness is not...Daugiau...

Since its inception 30 years ago, the Street Fighter™ video gameseries from Capcom has thrived based on a lethal combination of innovation,style and technique. From first-of-their-kind advances such as selectablecharacters and secret combo...Daugiau...

In many modes of behavior, people act more and more like machines. In the context of work, people have become a human resource that can be replaced at any time. An existence without purpose cannot be imagined  just as a machine without function i...Daugiau...

An award-winning journalist, who is an upbeat advocate of scientific literacy and positive skepticism, shows readers how critical thinking can enhance the benefits of social media while giving users the skills they need to guard against its dangers....Daugiau...

Today, only 5 of the 50 million active businesses on Facebook are tapping into the targeting capabilities and gold mine opportunity of their advertising programs. With more than 1.7 billion active users and growing, Perry Marshall, joined by co-a...Daugiau...

Situational Design lays out a new methodology for designing and critiquing videogames. While most game design books focus on games as formal systems, Situational Design concentrates squarely on player experience. It looks at how playfulness is...Daugiau...